Effects of variation in streamflow and channel structure on smallmouth bass habitat in an alluvial stream

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 661-674

  Jason Remshardt, W ^a,b   Fisher, William L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge; Fish; GIS; Habitat suitability criteria; PHABSIM; Physical habitat modelling; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CHANGE; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW;

ILLINOIS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 70149092178     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1178     Document Type: Article

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